Very few homeowners have flood insurance, and the National Flood Insurance Program is $20 billion in debt. As disasters ...

Just one inch of floodwater can cause up to $25,000 in damage, according to FEMA. Without flood insurance, what can ...

A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could ...

Less than 1% of households in the state’s hardest-hit inland counties are protected by the National Flood Insurance Program.

As Hurricane Helene barreled across the Eastern Seaboard and inland this week, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake, ...

Hurricane Helene's heavy rains devastated western North Carolina, and few properties had flood insurance.

Tropical Storm Helene's storm surge destroyed parts of North Carolina last week. Here's how to apply for FEMA assistance, ...

The counties hardest hit by Hurricane Helene were also those with the lowest levels of flood insurance protection.

Storm survivors in North Carolina are struggling without flood insurance. People who lived in the hills and mountains where ...

The average FEMA disaster assistance grant was $3,000 between 2016 and 2022. People with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies were paid an average claim amount of more than $66,000 during ...